Priests held in abuse inquiry

London - Three Jesuit priests were yesterday arrested as part of a police investigation into allegations of sexual abuse at one…

London - Three Jesuit priests were yesterday arrested as part of a police investigation into allegations of sexual abuse at one of Britain's leading Catholic public schools.

The three elderly men are being questioned by Lancashire police about allegations of indecent assault on pupils at St Mary's Hall prep school and Stonyhurst College, near Clitheroe.

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